Heat not burn electronic cigarette device and assembly

ABSTRACT

A heat not burn electronic cigarette device may include a mouthpiece, an air tube, a heating component, a cigarette, a controller and a charger. The air tube is coupled to the mouthpiece and the heating component is coupled to the air tube. The cigarette is inserted to the heating component from an end of the heating component which is far from the mouthpiece and the heating component is coupled to the controller, and the charger is coupled to the controller. The heat not burn electronic cigarette is charged by a power bank via coupling the at least one contact to the power bank.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present application generally relates to electronic cigarettes, and more particularly, to a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are several heat not burn electronic cigarette related products in the current market. Most of them use special cigarettes as heating object. The size of the special cigarettes is about one-third of that of the traditional cigarette, and the special cigarettes are filled with compound tobacco rolls. They are created for heat not burn electronic cigarette devices use only.

Those special cigarettes work well for some customers. However, the heavy smokers, especially those who are used to the taste of traditional combustion cigarette, cannot be satisfied due to the size of the special cigarettes.

On the other hand, there is no heat not burn electronic cigarette related product that heats up the cannabis joint. Applying heat not burn technology on traditional cigarette and cannabis joint is difficult because (1) traditional tobacco and marijuana are not designed for the heat not burn electronic cigarette device use. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device cannot produce enough vapor from the traditional tobacco and marijuana through the low heat warming process; (2) in order to heat up a full size cigarette, the size of both battery and heating component must be tripled, making the device to become oversized; (3) the heating component widely used on the heat not burn electronic cigarette devices cannot heat up the traditional cigarette evenly. As the result, part of the cigarette may be burned while the other part may remain unheated; (4) traditional cigarettes are too easy to break in the device due to its longer and more fragile features. As such, it is harder for the user to take out the broken cigarette; and (5) the filter on a traditional cigarette could only stand the temperate of up to 200° F. However, the temperature for the filter of the heat not burn electronic cigarette can reach up to 300° F., which will melt the filter of the traditional cigarette. Therefore, there remains a need for a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and assembly to overcome the problems stated above, and allow the user to clean it easily and provide an improved heating quality.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application discloses a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and assembly to allow the user to clean it easily and provide an improved heating quality.

The heat not burn electronic cigarette device may include a mouthpiece, an air tube, a heating component, a cigarette, a controller and a charger. The air tube is coupled to the mouthpiece. The heating component is coupled to the air tube. The cigarette is inserted to the heating component from an end of the heating component which is far from the mouthpiece. The heating component is coupled to the controller. The charger is coupled to the controller.

In various exemplary embodiments, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a cap coupled to the mouthpiece and the air tube. The cap comprises a body, an air tube, a switch button and a button pad. The air tube connector is coupled to the air tube. The switch button is coupled to the body. The button pad covers the switch button.

In various exemplary embodiments, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a main case, a bottom case and at least one magnet. The main case defines an accommodation space, the air tube and the charger are disposed inside the accommodation space. The main case is triangular columnar. The bottom case is coupled to the main case. The at least one magnet is disposed inside the accommodation space.

In various exemplary embodiments, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a connector coupled between the charger and the heating component. The connector comprises a base, a plug and a connector cap. The base comprises a first opening and a second opening. The plug is removably inserted to the base via the first opening. The connector cap is removably inserted to the base via the second opening.

The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly comprises a heat not burn electronic cigarette device and a power bank. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device comprises at least one contact. The heat not burn electronic cigarette is charged by the power bank via coupling the at least one contact to the power bank.

In various exemplary embodiments, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a mouthpiece, an air tube, a heating component, a cigarette, a controller and a charger. The air tube is coupled to the mouthpiece. The heating component is coupled to the air tube. The cigarette is inserted to the heating component from an end of the heating component which is far from the mouthpiece. The heating component is coupled to the controller. The charger is coupled to the controller.

The heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a main case, a bottom case and at least one magnet. The main case defines an accommodation space, the air tube and the charger are disposed inside the accommodation space. The main case is triangular columnar. The bottom case is coupled to the main case. The at least one magnet is disposed inside the accommodation space.

The heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a connector coupled between the charger and the heating component. The connector comprises a base, a plug and a connector cap. The base comprises a first opening and a second opening. The plug is removably inserted to the base via the first opening. The connector cap is removably inserted to the base via the second opening.

In various exemplary embodiments, the power bank comprises a case, a cover, a controller, a connector and a charger. The cover is coupled to the case to form an accommodation space. The controller is disposed in the accommodation space. The connector is coupled to the controller and comprises at least one pin, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette is charged via coupling the connector and the at least one contact. The charger is coupled to the controller.

Based on the above, the present application separates the heat not burn electronic cigarette device from the power bank, minimizing the size of the structure that user may need to hold on hand. In addition, the overall structure of the heat not burn electronic cigarette may be more compact since the present application removes the unnecessary portion from the main case.

Furthermore, the connector cap may allow the user to clean the internal structure and take out the broken cigarette more easily. The flipped orientation of the cigarette also makes the air to flow to the opposite direction of the filter. As such, the filter will not be overheated.

Although there still may be a small amount of liquid drops will go to the airway, the liquid drops will be easily cleaned. As such, the side-opened airway design of the connector of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device has solved the leaking and aging problem.

Numerous other advantages and features of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of disclosed embodiments, from the claims and from the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more readily appreciated upon reference to the following disclosure when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to identify identical components in the various views, and wherein reference numerals with alphabetic characters are utilized to identify additional types, instantiations or variations of a selected component embodiment in the various views, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a heat not burn electronic cigarette device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a connector of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device.

FIG. 4 shows internal structure of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device.

FIG. 5A shows air flow of a traditional heat not burn electronic cigarette device.

FIG. 5B shows airflow of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a power bank.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to the present representative embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly 10. In one embodiment, the heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly 10 may include a heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 and a power bank 200. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a connector 160 of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3 , the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 may include a mouthpiece 110, a cap 120, a main case 130, an air tube 140, a charger 150, the connector 160, a heating component 170, a controller 180, at least one magnet 190 and a bottom case 135.

In one embodiment, the mouthpiece 110 may include different channels to allow the air to flow out. The cap 120 may include a body 122, an air tube connector 124, a switch button 126 and a button pad 128. The air tube connector 124 is coupled to the body 122 and connected to the channel of the mouthpiece 110, while the switch button 126 is coupled to the body 122 and comprises a protrusion 126 a for easily pressing.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the protrusion 126 a may include a corresponding shape for a recess 270 of the power bank 200. As such, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 may be coupled to the power bank 200 more stably. The button pad 128 covers the switch button 126.

The main case 130 defines an accommodation space 130 a and may include at least one contact 131. In one embodiment, the main case 130 may include four contacts 131 as an example but is not limited. The details of the main case 130 and the contacts 131 will be described later with FIG. 4 and the power bank 200.

The air tube 140 is coupled to the mouthpiece 110 via the air tube connector 124. The air tube can be disposed inside the accommodation space 130 a. In one embodiment, the air tube 140 may include a channel, allowing the air to flow through the channel of the air tube 140 to the air tube connector 124. After that, the air will flow to the channel of the mouthpiece 110.

The charger 150 is disposed inside the accommodation space 130 a. The connector 160 comprises a base 162, a plug 164 and a connector cap 166. The base 162 comprises a first opening 162 a and a second opening 162 b. The first opening 162 a is utilized for coupling the plug 164 and the heating component 170, allowing the electric power to be transferred from the charger 160 to the heating component 170. The second opening 162 b is utilized for allowing the connector cap 166 to be removably coupled.

The plug 164 comprises a plate 164 a and an insert 164 b. The charger 150 is coupled to the plate 164 a. That is to say, the plate 164 a of the plug 164 supports the charger 150. The insert 164 b is inserted into the base 162 for fixing the plug 164 in a specific location. The connector cap 166 removably covers to the second opening 162 b. In one embodiment, a diameter of the second opening 162 b is ½ to ⅓ of a height of the base 162 of the connector 160. A diameter of the connector cap 166 is larger than the diameter of the second opening 162 b.

As such, the user may clean the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 and remove the broken cigarette simply via remove the connector cap 166 from the base 162. The internal structure may easily be cleaned via inserting a brush via the second opening 162 b.

The heating component 170 is coupled to the air tube 140 and the charger 150 via the connector 160. The heating component 170 in the present application is a ceramic tube. As such, the temperature may be changed more smoothly.

The charger 150 and the heating component 170 coupled to the controller 180. The controller 180 may monitor a surface temperature of the heating component 170 and control the charger 150 to adjust the electric power output.

The heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 of the present application comprises two magnets 180 as an example but is not limited in the amount of the magnet. The magnets 180 are utilized for coupling to the power bank 200. As such, the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 can be easily coupled and uncoupled to the power bank 200. The bottom case 135 is coupled to the main case 130.

FIG. 4 shows internal structure of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100, and as shown in FIG. 4 , there are three unnecessary spaces. As such, in the present application the unnecessary spaces are eliminated to make the main case 130 to be triangular columnar. Therefore, the size of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device can be minimized and more compact.

FIG. 5A shows air flow of a traditional heat not burn electronic cigarette device, while FIG. 5B shows airflow of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100. As shown in FIG. 5A, the cigarette 500 for the traditional heat not burn electronic cigarette device is inserted from the top end while the heating tube is located at bottom end. As such, the heated air may flow from the bottom to the top, making the mouthpiece to be overheated, releasing toxic components.

However, as shown in FIG. 5B of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 of the present application, the cigarette 500 is inserted to the heating component 170 from an end of the heating component 170 which is far from the mouthpiece 110. As such, the temperature at the mouthpiece 110 may be lower since the pathway for the heated air is longer, allowing the heated air to be cooled down.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a power bank 200. Referring to FIGS. 1-2 and 6 , length of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 and the power bank 200 is similar in the present application. Specifically, the length of both of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 and the power bank 200 is 120 mm as an example but is not limited as long as the heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly 10 can be hold perfectly on hand. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 is coupled to the power bank 200 via magnets 190. The magnets 190 may be located anywhere at the heat not burn electronic cigarette device 100 and the power bank 200, the present application is not limited in the location of the magnets 190.

The power bank 200 comprises a case 210, a cover 220, a controller 230, a connector 240, a charger 250, a cover 260 and the recess 270. The case 210 is coupled to the cover 220 to form an accommodation space 225. A shape of the case 210 is not limited in the present application. A shape of the cover 220 is corresponded to a shape of the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100. As shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the cover 220 comprises a concave shape and the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 comprises a convex shape.

The controller 230 is disposed in the accommodation space 225. The connector 240 is coupled to the controller 230. The connector 240 comprises at least one flexible pin 242. More specifically, the connector 240 comprises four pins 242 and the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 comprises four contacts 140. The heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 is charged via coupling the pins 242 of the connector 240 and the contacts 140 of the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100.

The charger 250 is coupled to the controller 230. The charger 250 is a used for storing electric power for the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100. It takes only around one minute to get the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 be fully charged.

The charger 250 in the present application is a battery as an example. The battery may be one-time used battery or chargeable battery. In another embodiment, the battery may be charged via connecting the power bank 200 to AC power or DC power.

The cover 260 in the present application is an acrylic cylinder as an example. In detail, the cover 260 is transparent, allowing LED light from the controller 230 to pass through the cover 260. As such, user may monitor the status of the heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly 10 simply via checking the light.

The recess 270 is coupled to the cover 220. The recess 270 of the power bank 200 and the protrusion 130 of the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 may be located anywhere as long as the power bank 200 and the heat not burn electronic cigarette 100 can be coupled more stably during charging.

Based on the above, the present application separates the heat not burn electronic cigarette device from the power bank, minimizing the size of the structure that user may need to hold on hand. In addition, the overall structure of the heat not burn electronic cigarette may be more compact since the present application removes the unnecessary portion from the main case.

Furthermore, the connector cap may allow the user to clean the internal structure and take out the broken cigarette more easily. The flipped orientation of the cigarette also makes the air to flow to the opposite direction of the filter. As such, the filter will not be overheated. Moreover, the temperature heating curve may be controlled by the controller more smoothly since the heating component is a ceramic tube.

Although there still may be a small amount of liquid drops will go to the airway, the liquid drops will be easily cleaned. As such, the side-opened airway design of the connector of the heat not burn electronic cigarette device has solved the leaking and aging problem. In addition, the side-opened airway structure may also solve the problem of stagnant water.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present application without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present application cover modifications and variations of this application provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A heat not burn electronic cigarette device, comprising: a mouthpiece; an air tube coupled to the mouthpiece; a heating component coupled to the air tube; a cigarette inserted to the heating component from an end of the heating component which is far from the mouthpiece; a controller, wherein the heating component is coupled to the controller; and a charger coupled to the controller.
 2. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 1, further comprises a cap coupled to the mouthpiece and the air tube.
 3. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 2, wherein an air tube connector of the cap is coupled to the charger.
 4. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cap comprises: a body; a switch button coupled to the body; and a button pad covering the switch button.
 5. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 1, further comprises a main case defining an accommodation space, the air tube and the charger are disposed inside the accommodation space.
 6. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 5, further comprises a bottom case coupled to the main case.
 7. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 5, further comprises at least one magnet disposed inside the accommodation space.
 8. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the main case is triangular columnar.
 9. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 1, further comprises a connector coupled between the charger and the heating component.
 10. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connector comprises: a base comprising a first opening and a second opening; a plug removably inserted to the base via the first opening; and a connector cap removably inserted to the base via the second opening.
 11. A heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly, comprising: a heat not burn electronic cigarette device comprising at least one contact; and a power bank, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette is charged by the power bank via coupling the at least one contact to the power bank.
 12. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises: a mouthpiece; an air tube coupled to the mouthpiece; a heating component coupled to the air tube; a cigarette inserted to the heating component from an end of the heating component which is far from the mouthpiece; a controller, wherein the heating component is coupled to the controller; and a charger coupled to the controller.
 13. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a main case defining an accommodation space, the air tube and the charger are disposed inside the accommodation space.
 14. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises a bottom case coupled to the main case.
 15. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette device further comprises at least one magnet disposed inside the accommodation space.
 16. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the main case is triangular columnar.
 17. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 12, the heat not burn electronic cigarette further comprises a connector coupled between the charger and the heating component.
 18. The heat not burn electronic cigarette device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the connector comprises: a base comprising a first opening and a second opening; a plug removably inserted to the base via the first opening; and a connector cap removably inserted to the base via the second opening.
 19. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the power bank comprises: a case; a cover coupled to the case to form an accommodation space; a controller disposed in the accommodation space; a connector coupled to the controller, wherein the heat not burn electronic cigarette is charged via coupling the connector and the at least one contact; and a charger coupled to the controller.
 20. The heat not burn electronic cigarette assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein the connector comprises at least one pin. 